Singlespeed & Fixed Gear"I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five.
Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer? We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!"-- Henri Desgrange (31 January 1865 - 16 August 1940)

Fashion seems to come up a lot on this forum, from shants to what constitutes metrosexual cyclist attire. Yesterday, I saw a dude waiting at the light outside the Porter Square T station. All black (taped) fixed bike, wearing a black skirt (kilt, one might say, but I'll call it a manskirt). I'm wondering what you'd wear under that skirt. Tight bike shorts, in my opinion, would cancel out all the great benefits of wearing a manskirt. Are you on this forum, sir? Any other manskirters who can enlighten us on the joys/pitfalls?

ALthough traditionalists would skoff, I wear boxer briefs under my utilikilt usually. preferably dark colored ones. My kilt is a bit shorter than the traditional ones, and not everyone wants to see my dangly bits. So I wear undies out of common courtesy.

My buddy wears a kilt when he rides sometimes. I thought he was trying to be a fashion queer (part truth) but he said the kilt actually has a purpose. It lets all of you breath, keeps things fresh down there. He used to get bad rashes from riding alot but doest get anymore. On the downside he now gets cat calls from truck drivers.

But as to the tone of the OP, I'll say it again: BikeForums is not a classified "hook-up" personals board. If you want to meet the guy, try craigslist or something. Seriously.

Whoa there, Mr. Misinterpretation! I'm not trying to hook up with this kilt-wearing dude or any other dude for that matter. Just interested in the manskirt mentality. I only posted location/bike details because I know there are a lot of cambridge area readers of this forum.

Whoa there, Mr. Misinterpretation! I'm not trying to hook up with this kilt-wearing dude or any other dude for that matter. Just interested in the manskirt mentality. I only posted location/bike details because I know there are a lot of cambridge area readers of this forum.

As a practical matter, how does wearing a kilt/skirt/whatever work out in the saddle? I've got a Mountain Hardwear kilt that is the best thing ever for hiking, but it seems like I'd be flashing people left and right riding in it...

As a practical matter, how does wearing a kilt/skirt/whatever work out in the saddle? I've got a Mountain Hardwear kilt that is the best thing ever for hiking, but it seems like I'd be flashing people left and right riding in it...